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- ↑ Jeff Babineau, "LAUGHS MAY BE CANNED AT NEW MOON GRILLE," Orlando Sentinel, April 3, 1988, 22.
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- ↑ Linda Terhune, "Comedienne Mines Material from Politics/ Smith Tempers Temper, but Still has an Edge," Colorado Springs Gazette, July 24, 1992, 1.
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